I am indeed your mother only. Forgive me therefore the involuntary

harshness with which I met you on your return; a mother ought to



rejoice that her son is so well loved--"

She laid her head for a moment on my breast, repeating the words,



"Forgive me! oh, forgive me!" in a voice that was neither her girlish

voice with its joyous notes, nor the woman's voice with despotic



endings; not the sighing sound of the mother's woe, but an agonizing

new voice for new sorrows.



"You, Felix," she resently" target="_blank" title="ad.不久；目前">presently continued, growing animated; "you are the

friend who can do no wrong. Ah! you have lost nothing in my heart; do



not blame yourself, do not feel the least remorse. It was the height

of selfishness in me to ask you to sacrifice the joys of life to an



impossible future; impossible, because to realize it a woman must

abandon her children, abdicate her position, and renounce eternity.



Many a time I have thought you higher than I; you were great and

noble, I, petty and criminal. Well, well, it is settled now; I can be



to you no more than a light from above, sparkling and cold, but

unchanging. Only, Felix, let me not love the brother I have chosen



without return. Love me, cherish me! The love of a sister has no

dangerous to-morrow, no hours of difficulty. You will never find it



necessary to deceive the indulgent heart which will live in future

within your life, grieve for your griefs, be joyous with your joys,



which will love the women who make you happy, and resent their

treachery. I never had a brother to love in that way. Be noble enough



to lay aside all self-love and turn our attachment, hitherto so

doubtful and full of trouble, into this sweet and sacred love. In this



way I shall be enabled to still live. I will begin to-night by taking

Lady Dudley's hand."



She did not weep as she said these words so full of bitter knowledge,

by which, casting aside the last remaining veil which hid her soul



from mine, she showed by how many ties she had linked herself to me,

how many chains I had hewn apart. Our emotions were so great that for



a time we did not notice it was raining heavily.

"Will Madame la comtesse wait here under shelter?" asked the coachman,



pointing to the chief inn of Ballan.

She made a sign of assent, and we stayed nearly half an hour under the



vaulted entrance, to the great surprise of the inn-people who wondered

what brought Madame de Mortsauf on that road at eleven o'clock at



night. Was she going to Tours? Had she come from there? When the storm

ceased and the rain turned to what is called in Touraine a "brouee,"



which does not hinder the moon from shining through the higher mists

as the wind with its upper currents whirls them away, the coachman



drove from our shelter, and, to my great delight, turned to go back

the way we came.



"Follow my orders," said the countess, gently.

We now took the road across the Charlemagne moor, where the rain began



again. Half-way across I heard the barking of Arabella's dog; a horse

came suddenly from beneath a clump of oaks, jumped the ditch which



owners of property dig around their cleared lands when they consider

them suitable for cultivation, and carried Lady Dudley to the moor to



meet the carriage.

"What pleasure to meet a love thus if it can be done without sin,"



said Henriette.

The barking of the dog had told Lady Dudley that I was in the



carriage. She thought, no doubt, that I had brought it to meet her on

account of the rain. When we reached the spot where she was waiting,



she urged her horse to the side of the road with the equestrian

dexterity for which she was famous, and which to Henriette seemed



marvellous.

"Amedee," she said, and the name in her English pronunciation had a



fairy-like charm.

"He is here, madame," said the countess, looking at the fantastic



creature plainlyvisible in the moonlight, whose impatient face was

oddly swathed in locks of hair now out of curl.



You know with what swiftness two women examine each other. The

Englishwoman recognized her rival, and was gloriously English; she



gave us a look full of insular contempt, and disappeared in the

• waiting [´weitiŋ] n.等候；伺候 (初中英语单词)


• carriage [´kæridʒ] n.马车；客车；货运 (初中英语单词)


• evident [´evidənt] a.明显的，明白的 (初中英语单词)


• intention [in´tenʃən] n.意图；打算；意义 (初中英语单词)


• fragment [´frægmənt] n.碎片；破片；断片 (初中英语单词)


• deceive [di´si:v] vt.欺骗，欺诈 (初中英语单词)


• exhaust [ig´zɔ:st] vt.用尽，使精疲力尽 (初中英语单词)


• delicate [´delikət] a.精美的；微妙的 (初中英语单词)


• punishment [´pʌniʃmənt] n.罚，刑罚 (初中英语单词)


• confess [kən´fes] vt.供认；坦白；承认 (初中英语单词)


• glorious [´glɔ:riəs] a.光荣的；辉煌的 (初中英语单词)


• sympathy [´simpəθi] n.同情，怜悯 (初中英语单词)


• valley [´væli] n.谷；河谷；流域 (初中英语单词)


• misery [´mizəri] n.痛苦；悲惨；穷困 (初中英语单词)


• capable [´keipəbəl] a.有能力；能干的 (初中英语单词)


• supreme [su:´pri:m, sju:-] a.最高的，无上的 (初中英语单词)


• passion [´pæʃən] n.激情；激怒；恋爱 (初中英语单词)


• embrace [im´breis] vt.&n.拥抱；采纳；信奉 (初中英语单词)


• perish [´periʃ] v.灭亡；消灭；(使)死去 (初中英语单词)


• innocent [´inəsənt] a.无罪的；单纯的 (初中英语单词)


• humble [´hʌmbəl] a.谦卑的 vt.贬抑 (初中英语单词)


• virtue [´və:tʃu:] n.美德；贞操；长处 (初中英语单词)


• yesterday [´jestədi] n.&ad.昨天；前不久 (初中英语单词)


• affection [ə´fekʃən] n.友爱；慈爱 (初中英语单词)


• childhood [´tʃaildhud] n.幼年(时代)；早期 (初中英语单词)


• monsieur [mə´sjə:] n.先生 (初中英语单词)


• patience [´peiʃəns] n.忍耐(力)；耐心；坚韧 (初中英语单词)


• stream [stri:m] n.河 vi.流出；飘扬 (初中英语单词)


• pardon [´pɑ:dən] n.&vt.原谅；饶恕；赦免 (初中英语单词)


• priest [pri:st] n.教士；牧师；神父 (初中英语单词)


• stolen [´stəulən] steal 的过去分词 (初中英语单词)


• suffering [´sʌfəriŋ] n.痛苦；灾害 (初中英语单词)


• instrument [´instrumənt] n.仪器；手段；乐器 (初中英语单词)


• hatred [´heitrid] n.憎恨，敌意 (初中英语单词)


• coldness [´kəuldnis] n.寒冷；冷淡 (初中英语单词)


• forgive [fə´giv] vt.原谅，谅解，宽恕 (初中英语单词)


• therefore [´ðeəfɔ:] ad.&conj.因此；所以 (初中英语单词)


• presently [´prezəntli] ad.不久；目前 (初中英语单词)


• criminal [´kriminəl] a.犯罪的 n.罪犯 (初中英语单词)


• grieve [gri:v] v.&n.(使)悲痛；哀悼 (初中英语单词)


• sacred [´seikrid] a.神圣的；庄严的 (初中英语单词)


• suitable [´su:təbəl, ´sju:-] a.合适的，适当的 (初中英语单词)


• pronunciation [prə,nʌnsi´eiʃən] n.发音(法) (初中英语单词)


• plainly [´pleinli] ad.平坦地；简单地 (初中英语单词)


• visible [´vizəbəl] a.可见的；明显的 (初中英语单词)


• moonlight [´mu:nlait] n.&a.月光(的) (初中英语单词)


• crowded [´kraudid] a.充(拥)满了的 (高中英语单词)


• repeated [ri´pi:tid] a.反复的；重复的 (高中英语单词)


• sullen [´sʌlən] a.不高兴的 (高中英语单词)


• comprehend [,kɔmpri´hend] vt.了解；领会；包含 (高中英语单词)


• celestial [si´lestiəl] a.天空的，天的 (高中英语单词)


• sphere [sfiə] n.圆体；天体；范围 (高中英语单词)


• earthly [´ə:θli] a.地球的；世俗的 (高中英语单词)


• guardian [´gɑ:diən] n.监护人；保护人 (高中英语单词)


• anguish [´æŋgwiʃ] n.(极度的)痛苦；苦恼 (高中英语单词)


• mistaken [mis´teikən] mistake的过去分词 (高中英语单词)


• vainly [´veinli] ad.虚荣地；自负地 (高中英语单词)


• strove [strəuv] strive的过去式 (高中英语单词)


• gloomy [´glu:mi] a.昏暗的；忧郁的 (高中英语单词)


• conception [kən´sepʃən] n.构思；概念；怀孕 (高中英语单词)


• heartily [´hɑ:tili] ad.衷心地；亲切地 (高中英语单词)


• bitterness [´bitənis] n.苦味；辛酸；苦难 (高中英语单词)


• inward [´inwəd] a.向内的；心灵上的 (高中英语单词)


• redeem [ri´di:m] vt.买回；偿还；履行 (高中英语单词)


• vengeance [´vendʒəns] n.报复，复仇 (高中英语单词)


• intense [in´tens] a.强烈的；紧张的 (高中英语单词)


• joyous [´dʒɔiəs] a.充满快乐的 (高中英语单词)


• cherish [´tʃeriʃ] vt.珍爱；怀有(感情) (高中英语单词)


• resent [ri´zent] vt.不满于；怨恨；忿恨 (高中英语单词)


• hitherto [,hiðə´tu:] ad.至今，迄今 (高中英语单词)


• assent [ə´sent] vi.&n.同意，赞成 (高中英语单词)


• hinder [´hində, ´haində] vt.阻止 a.后面的 (高中英语单词)


• half-way [´hɑ:fwei] ad.半途；几乎 (高中英语单词)


• cultivation [,kʌlti´veiʃən] n.耕作；培养 (高中英语单词)


• impatient [im´peiʃənt] a.不耐烦的，急躁的 (高中英语单词)


• contempt [kən´tempt] n.轻蔑；受辱；不顾 (高中英语单词)


• righteous [´raitʃəs] a.正直的；正当的 (英语四级单词)


• coachman [´kəutʃmən] n.赶马车人 (英语四级单词)


• resolved [ri´zɔlvd] a.决心的；坚定的 (英语四级单词)


• grandeur [´grændʒə] n.伟大；富丽；壮观 (英语四级单词)


• impair [im´peə] vt.削弱；损害 (英语四级单词)


• repeatedly [ri´pi:tidli] ad.反复地；再三地 (英语四级单词)


• forgiven [fə´givn] forgive的过去分词 (英语四级单词)


• unjust [ʌn´dʒʌst] a.不公平(正)的 (英语四级单词)


• remorse [ri´mɔ:s] n.懊悔；自责；同情 (英语四级单词)


• renounce [ri´nauns] v.拒绝 n.放弃权力 (英语四级单词)


• attachment [ə´tætʃmənt] n.附着；附件；爱慕 (英语四级单词)


• martyrdom [´mɑ:tədəm] n.殉难；牺牲 (英语六级单词)


• herdsman [´hə:dzmən] n.牧民，牧人 (英语六级单词)


• selfishness [´selfiʃnis] n.自私；不顾别人 (英语六级单词)


• respite [´respait] n.暂缓 vt.缓期执行 (英语六级单词)


• smitten [´smitn] smite的过去分词 (英语六级单词)


• animated [´ænimeitid] a.栩栩如生的；活跃的 (英语六级单词)


• countess [´kauntis] n.伯爵夫人；女伯爵 (英语六级单词)


• swiftness [´swiftnis] n.迅速，敏捷 (英语六级单词)


• gloriously [´glɔ:riəsli] ad.光荣地，辉煌地 (英语六级单词)